Apparatus for cooling an internal combustion engine



Dec. 29, 1964 c. c. CONNELL 3,163,157

APPARATUS FOR COOLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Filed Sept. 26, 19633 Sheets-Sheet l EXHQLIjT MAN/F0L05 C YL M1052 H54 05 ENG/NE BLOCK 0/1.COOL 5E5 INVENTOR CAL V/N L" Comm-1L.

Dec. 29, 1964 c. c. CONNELL 3,163,157

APPARATUS FOR COOLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Filed Sept. 26, 19633 Sheets-Sheet 2 1N VENTOR.

CAL v/N C. CONNELL.

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APPARATUS FOR COOLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Filed Sept. 26, 1963I5 Sheets-Sheet 3 C K. INDER #5405 ENG/NE awe/6 OIL CaoLEtS INVENTOR.

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ld/LjoN, SETTLE & flT'TO/FNEKS 6769/6 United States Patent O 3,163,157APPARATUS FOR QOOIJNG AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Calvin C. Conneii,Bloomfield Hills, Mich, assignor to Crusader Marine Corporation, Warren,Mich, a corporation cf Michigan Filed Sept. 26, 1%3, Ser. No. 311,808 11Claims. ((31. 12341.09)

The present invention relates to an apparatus for cooling an internalcombustion engine and, more particularly,

to an apparatus including a 2-stage pumping arrangement for supplyingcoolant to a marine engine in a novel and efficient manner, theapparatus being adaptable to utilize either raw water or fresh water asthe coolant.

The cooling of an internal combustion engine of the marine type posesseveral problems not normally encountered in non-marine engines. Forexample, the coolant which is utilized can be either raw Water or freshwater, i.e., lake or river water where the boat is operating in non-saltwater, or an independent and separate recirculatory fresh water supplywhere the boat is operating in salt water, respectively. Where freshwater coolant is utilized, the fresh water is cooled by circulationthrough a heat exchanger which is cooled by means of salt water pumpedfrom the sea through the heat exchanger and pumped back into the sea.Where raw water coolant is utilized, water is merely pumped from thelake or river through the cooling system to be recirculated until suchtime as the water is heated to a greater than desired degree, the heatedwater then being dumped overboard to be replaced with fresh raw water.

In order to adequately cool the marine engine, a twostage water pumpdriven by the engine is utilized. One of these stages consists of a pumpof a centrifugal type capable of delivering the high volumes of waternecessary to properly scrub the internal passages of the internalcombustion engine, to dissipate the heat and to maintain uniformtemperatures throughout the engine. The second stage is a positivedisplacement pump utilized to provide a continuous source of make-upwater in raw water cooling and providing a continuous source of heatexchange salt water in the case of fresh water cooling.

One novel feature of the present invention resides in a-two-stagepumping arrangement wherein (l) the positive displacement pump can besealed from the centrifugal pump, so that no sea water will enter theengine coolant passages when fresh Water cooling is being utilized and(2) wherein the positive displacement pump is interconnected with thecentrifugal pump to provide fresh raw water to the pump, so that thecentrifugal pump is continuously primed when raw water cooling is used.

Additionally, the present invention provides means for supplying coolantto the engine in a novel, more efficient manner, the circulation of thewater from the centrifugal pump being identical, no matter which coolingsystem is utilized. The coolant flows from the centrifugal pump, inturn, through the oil coolers, the engine block, the cylinder heads andthe exhaust manifolds. In this manner, the coldest water available isutilized to maintain the desired oil temperature, while the hottestwater passes through the exhaust manifolds. The temperature of the waterfrom the exhaust manifolds is sensed, as by a thermostat, to determinewhether the water, should be recirculated.

All in all, the device of the present invention provides an improvedcoolant circulation apparatus for a marine engine capable of attainingand maintaining desirable coolant temperature, and further capable ofpresenting coolant of the desired temperature to the various portions ofthe engine requiring cooling.

It is, therefore, an important object of the present invention toprovide a new and improved apparatus for cooling an internal combustionmarine engine.

Another important object of the present invention is the provision of atwo-stage pumping arrangement for circulating a coolant through a marineengine, and capable of being utilized to cool the engine with either rawwater or fresh water, dependent upon the conditions under which theengine is operating.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a noveltwo-stage pumping arrangement for utilization in conjunction with amarine engine, the pumping arrangement including a centrifugal pump anda positive displacement pump sealed from one another, so that freshwater can be utilized in the engine and sea Water can be utilized forcooling the circulating fresh water without the possibility ofcontamination of the fresh water by the sea Water.

It is a further, and no less important, object of the present inventionto provide a two-stage water pump arrangement for an internal combustionengine to circulate coolant water through the engine oil coolers, theengine block, the cylinder heads and finally through the exhaustmanifolds before being re-introduced to the pump inlet, and utilizingthermostatic means responsive to the temperature of the water from theexhaust manifolds to determine whether or not the water should berecirculated.

Other objects of this invention will appear in the following descriptionand appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification wherein like reference charactersdesignate corresponding parts in the several views.

On the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a vertical sectional view, with parts shown in elevation,through a two-stage pumping arrangement of the present invention;

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view taken along the plane 2-2 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view, with parts shown in elevation, taken alongthe plane 33 of FIGURE 1; and

FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 1, but illustrating a modifiedembodiment of the present invention.

Before explaining the present invention in detail, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited in its application to thedetails of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, since the invention is capable of otherembodiments and of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also,it is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employedherein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation.

As shown on the drawings:

In FIGURE 1, reference numeral 10 refers generally to an apparatus ofthe present invention for cooling an internal combustion engine (notshown) and comprising a main housing or body 11, a front plate 12 and afront cover plate 13, the body 11 and the plates 12 and 13 being securedtogether by suitable means, as by bolts 14.

The front plate 12 is provided with a central, laterally projectingembossment 15, providing a support for an internal ball bearing 16supporting for rotation a drive shaft 17. The shaft 17 is supported inspaced relation to the bearing 16 by a second bearing 18 carried in anembossment 19 located internally of the main housing 11.

The shaft 17 is driven by a driving gear 20 which is keyed or otherwisesecured to the shaft 17 to be driven by the internal combustion engine.7

Mounted upon the shaft 17 for rotation therevw'th is a centrifugal pumpincluding an impeller 21, best illustrated in FIGURE 3 of the drawings.a

The centrifugal impeller 21 is surrounded by a scrollshaped shroud 22formed integrally with the front plate 12 and having an inwardlyprojecting annular flange 23 which is centrally apertured, as at 2451,to provide a central annular inlet concentric with the shaft 17. As bestseen in FIGURE 3, the shroud 22 provides a helical outlet opening 24which merges into a discharge port 25.

The impeller 21 is defined by an elongated hub section 26 positioned ona central, cylindrical sleeve 27 secured to the shaft. The impeller hubhas secured thereto a plurality of arcuate, substantially radial vanes28 which, upon rotation of the shaft 17 in a counterclockwise direction(as indicated in FIGURE 3 by directional arrow 29) will advance coolant,such as Water, entering through the central inlet port 24a radiallyoutwardly into the discharge path 24 and eventually through thedischarge port 25.

Also mounted on the shaft 17 is a positive displacement pump includingan impeller 30' formed of an elastomeric material, such as rubber, andsecured to the shaft 17 by means of a cylindrical hub 31 (FIGURE 2). Theimpeller 30 is secured in place by means of a radial casing wall 32having, an annular shoulder 33 concentric with the shaft 17 and a radialabutment face 34 against which is positioned a wear plate 35 abuttingone end face of the impeller '39. The impeller is secured in the casingby means of a rear cover plate 36 secured to a rear radial Wall 37 ofthe casing apertured, as at 38,. to peripherally surround the impeller3d.

' A positive displacement pump chamber ll defined between the radialcasing walls 32 and 37 is closed at its transverse extremities by sidewalls all and 42 having arenate interior surfaces 33 concentric aboutthe shaft 17 (FIGURE 2). An arcuate deflection plate 44 is secured tothe wall 42 by suitable means, as by bolts 45, the plate having aninterior arcuate surface 4-6 against which the elastomeric vanes 47 ofthe impeller 3d are deflected from their normal, substantially radialconfi uration as the pump is rotated in the direction of directionalarrow 48 (FIGURE 2).

The pump chamber as merges through side walls 4% into a lower pump inletopening 5%) adapted to receive raw water, such Water being pumpedsubstantially upwardly by the impeller 3%) into the upper portion of thepump chamber for exit through an outlet opening 51 defined between theside Walls 32 and 37.

The positive displacement pump chamber do is isolated from thecentrifugal pump inlet chamber 55 by the casing wall 32, this wall 32being provided with a lateral embossment 56 projecting into the chamber55 and having a generally cylindrical passage 57 interconnecting thechambers 4t and 55. The lower or sump portion of the centrifugal pumpintake chamber 55 is provided by a separate main casing wall 58, and theshroud flange 23 is apertured, as at oil, for a purpose to be hereaftermore fully described.

Superimposed on the main casing ill is an upper cover plate at securedthereby by suitable means, as by bolts (not shown). -This cover platehas an interior wall 32 dividing the cover plate into an inlet chamber63 communicating freely through a port 64 with the centrifugal pumpinlet chamber 55, and an outlet chamber as communicating through a firstport 66 with the outlet port 51 for the positive displacement pump as,and communicating through a secondport 6'7 with the centrifugal pumpinlet chamber 55.

Positioned in the port 67 is a thermostatically controlled valveassembly 68 capable of interconnecting the chambers and 55 only when thewater in the chamber 55 attains an elevated, predetermined temperaturesufficient to actuate the thermostatic valve assembly. P0- sitioned atthe port 66 is an annular valve seat 68 having a central aperture 6%controlled by a pressure relief valve element indicated generally at"ill. This'pressure relief valve element 70- includes a radiallyenlarged head 71 abutting the valve seat 68 and urged thereagainst bymeans of a compression spring 72 bottomed ag inst the cover plate (:1,litlovement of the head 71 is guided by a valve stem F3 surrounded by aguide embossment "i i formed integrally in the cover plate 61. Thechamber 65 formed internally of the cover plate at communicates througha port 75 with an overboard exhau t line (not shown), While the chamberas communicates through a port 76 with a re-circulatory return line 77.

As schematically illustrated in FIGURE 1, the dis charge opening 24 ofthe centrifugal pump 21 communicates through a conduit 7%; with thoseportions of the engine requiring cooling, the line or conduit '73leading successively to the oil coolers, the engine block, the cylin derheads, and the exhaust manifolds of the engine.

The operation of the apparatus of FlGUl-JLS 1 through 3 will be readilyapparent to those skilled in the art.

The positive displacement pump 3f constantly pumps raw Water from theline into its chamber Water under pressure opening the pressure reliefvalve '76 when the pressure in the chamber 48 attains a value sufficientto open the valve against the compressive force of the spring 'FZ. Also,when the pressure in the chant: r 46 is greater than the pressure in thechamber 5'5, raw water will be supplied to the chamber 55 t rough thepassage This water in the inlet chamber will be circulated by thecentrifugal pump 21, rotation of the pump impe ler drawing the waterthrough the intake opening and displacing the water under pressurethrough the pump outlet port 25 into the conduit "/8.

This water is supplied initially to the oil coolers, the coldest wateravailable thus being supplied to the oil coolers so as to maintain thedesired oil temperature. The water f om the oil coolers and heatedsomewhat thereby then passes through the engine block up into thecylinder heads, and from the cylinder heads back through the exhaustmanifolds to be discharged through the conduit 77 into the intake port76.

The utilization of this water previously warmed by the oil coolers, theengine block and the cylinder heads for cooling the exhaust manifolds isof extreme importance. Where water at the temperature of the raw wateris utilized, as is conventional in the art, this water may be as cold as4.: degrees, even in the summer. This cold water causes the extra" "tmanifolds to sweat internally and the resultant moisture condensing uponthe internal walls of the exhaust manifolds can, under constant lowspeed operation, run into the exhaust ports of the engine, fouling outthe cylinder and, in many cases, causing a hydrostatic block. Byutilizing the previously warmed water for circulation through theexhaust manifolds, any such condensation is avoided while at the sarnetime the exhaust manifolds are cooled to a desired extent.

Water entering t. e intake chamber 55 through the line 77 circulates inand about the thermostatic control for the thermostatic valve as. If thewater is at a relatively low temperature, insufiicient to actuate thethermostatic valve as, the water is then recirculated through thecentrifugal pump intake opening 24 through the complete circuit,including the oil coolers, the engine block, the cylinder heads and theexhaust manifolds.

However, if the water is at a temperature sufficient to actuate thethermostatic valve 68, the valve opens and the hot water is exhaustedthrough the valve and into the overside dumping port 75;. Fresh make-upwater is then supplied from the chamber 45) through the passage 57 sincethe pressure in the intake chamber 55 will then be less than thepressure in the chamber ll it will be seen that the invention provides,in the embodiments of FIGURES 1 through 3, a raw water cooling system inwhich the positive displacement pump 3 provides a constant source of rawwater for the centrifugal pump Zll, thus insuring that the pump 21 isalways primed. The utilization of the thermostatic control valve 68insures the maintenance of the desired temperatures in the completecirculatory system serviced by the centrifugal pump. The provision ofthe embossment 56, within which the port 57 is located, prevents anyinterference with the function of the thermostatic control valve 68 bythe cold raw water introduced into the chamber 55.

The port 69 provided in the shroud flange 23 serves an importantfunction. When the apparatus is utilized in raw water cooling, silt,sand and foreign matter may well be so co-mingled with the raw watersupplied from the chamber that such material will enter the pump intakechamber 55. To prevent this foreign matter from settling in the lowerpart of the inlet chamber 55, the bypass hole will vent some of thepressure from the centrifugal pump and force water through the aperture69 into the lower chamber at the suction side of the pump. Thus, theforeign matter will be retained in suspension and circulated by thenormal operation of the centrifugal pump until it is eventually dumpedoverboard through the port 75. In this manner, such foreign matter isalways kept in suspension and in circulation, and there is noopportunity afforded for the foreign matter to attain such a level inthe intake chamber as to block the pump intake opening 24 or tootherwise interfere with the operation of the apparatus.

In that embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIGURE 4 of thedrawings, identical reference numerals refer to identical portions ofthe apparatus. It will be noted that the embodiment of FIGURE 4 issuitable for fresh water cooling, i.e., the system wherein fresh wateris continuously circulated through the oil coolers, the engine block,the cylinder heads and the exhaust manifolds by the centrifugal pump 21.This water is cooled when necessary by means of a heat exchanger circuitindicated generally at by the utilization of raw sea water circulated bythe positive displacement pump 39. Circuit 88 is connected in parallelwith that portion of the normal recirculatory flow path constituted by aconduit 91, and a thermostatically controlled valve 99 operates toselectively divert coolant from conduit 89 into conduit 91 or into theheat exchange circuit 80 in accordance with the temperature of thecoolant.

More specifically, the heat exchanger circuit 88 comprises a casingdefining a heat exchange chamber 81 enclosing a heat exchange coil 82.This coil 82 receives raw water from the positive displacement pump 30by means of an exhaust port 83 formed internally of a modified pumpcover plate 85, the raw water being discharged through a top cover plateexhaust port 86 and conduit 87, into the coil 82. Water from the coil 82is discharged overboard through an exhaust line 88. Fresh water from thecentrifugal pump 21 is circulated through the oil coolers, the engineblock, the cylinder heads and the exhaust manifolds for passage througha return line 89 to a thermostatically controlled bypass valve indicatedschematically at 90. This valve 90 normally returns fresh water from theconduit 89 through conduit 91 into an intake port 92 formed in the top.cover plate 85 and communicating freely, as through openings 93, withthe intake chamber 55 of the pump 21.

When the return water in the line 89 exceeds a predeterminedtemperature, the thermostatic bypass valve 99 is actuated, so that thehot water is circulated through a bypass conduit 95 into the heatexchanger chamber 81 for cooling by the raw Water flowing through theheat exchanger coil 82, the cooled water flowing from the casing 81through line 96-and the port 92 into the centrifugal pump intake chamber55.

In this embodiment of theinvention, the constant dis-' placement pumpchamber 4% is completely isolated from the centrifugal pump intakechamber 55 by the wall 32, the passage 57 being closed by a. suitablemeans, such as a drive plug 97. Further, since the completely isolatedfresh water circulated by the centrifugal pump will not pick up anysilt, sand or other foreign matter, it is not 5 necessary to aperturethe shroud flange 23 as was described in conjunction with FIGURE 1.

Thus, the basic apparatus, including the two-stage pump assembly, can bevery readily adapted to fresh water cooling in which raw sea Water iscompletely divorced from the circulatory fresh water utilized in coolingthe engine.

While an exemplary embodiment of the invention has been described indetail, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that thedisclosed embodiment may be modified. Therefore, the foregoingdescription is to be considered exemplary rather than limiting, and thetrue scope of the invention is that defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. In an apparatus for supplying liquid coolant to the cooling system ofan internal combustion engine, a dual pump arrangement comprising acentrifugal pump, a positive displacement pump, means for driving saidpumps, means defining a recirculatory flow path through which the outputof said centrifugal pump is normally circulated to cool said engine,said flow path successively including the engine oil coolers, engineblock, cylinder heads and exhaust manifolds, thermostatic means locatedin said flow path between said manifolds and the intake of saidcentrifugal pump and responsive to the temperature of said coolantflowing from said exhaust manifolds for diverting the coolant from saidrecirculatory flow path when the temperature of said coolant exceeds apredetermined temperature, and means directly responsive to thediversion of coolant by said thermostatic means for utilizing the outputof said positive displacement pump to cool said coolant.

2. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said thermostatic meansvents the coolant to exhaust and the last mentioned means includes apassage interconnecting the output of said positive displacement pumpand the intake of said centrifugal pump to supply additional makeupcoolant from said positive displacement pump.

3. In an apparatus for supplying raw water to the cooling system of aninternal combustion engine, a dual pump arrangement comprising acentrifugal pump, a positive displacement pump, means for driving saidpumps, means defining a recirculatory fiow path through which the outputwater of said centrifugal pump is normally circulated to cool saidengine, thermostatic means responsive to the temperature of water insaid flow path for diverting the water to exhaust when the temperaturethereof exceeds a predetermined temperature, a pressure relief valveestablishing a predetermined minimum pressure at which make-up water issupplied by said positive displacement pump, and means venting themakeup at said minimum pressure into said recirculatory flow path toreplenish water exhausted therefrom.

4. In an apparatus for supplying liquid coolant to a cooling system ofan internal combustion engine, a dual pump arrangement comprising acentrifugal pump, a positive displacement pump, means for driving saidpumps, a heat exchanger coil in constant communication with the positivedisplacement pump to receive coolant therefrom, means defining a normalrecirculatory flow path through which the coolant from said centrifugalpump is normally circulated to cool said engine, means defining a heatexchange circuit connected in parallel with a portion of said normalflow path, said circuit including a casing defining a heat exchangechamber surrounding a heat exchanger coil, and thermostatic meansresponsive to the temperature of said coolant in said flow path fordiverting the flow of coolant from said portion of said normal flow pathto said heat exchange circuit whenever the recirculating coolant in saidrecirculatory flow path is at a temperature exceeding a predeterminedtemperature.

5. In an apparatus for supplying raw water to the cooling system of aninternal combustion engine, a dual pump arrangement comprising acentrifugal pump, a positive displacement pump, means for driving saidpumps,

aware? means defining a flow path through which the output water of saidcentrifugal pump is circulated to cool said engine, means connecting theoutput water of said positive displacement pump with the intake'ot saidcentrifugal pump to supply raw water thereto, and means for venting aportion of the output of said centrifugal through the intake thereof tomaintain in suspension any sediment in the raw Water supplied thereto bysaid positive displacement pump.

6. In an apparatus for supplying liquid coolant to the cooling system ofan internal combustion engine, the apparatus being utilizablealternatively for fresh Water and raw water cooling of the engine, adual pump arrangement comprising a centrifugal pump, a positivedisplacement pump, means for driving said pumps, means defining arecirculatory flow path through which the output Water or" saidcentrifugal pump is normally circulated to cool said engine,thermostatic aeans responsive to the temperature of said output waterfor diverting the output of said centrifugal pump from its normalrecirculatory flow path Whenever the temperature of the coolant exceedsa predetermined temperature, means normally interconnecting the outputof the positive dis lacement pump and'flie intake or the centrifugalpump to accommodate the supplying or" raw Water to the centrifugal pumpWhenever said thermostatic means diverts the output of said centrifugalpump, and means for completely isolating the output of said positivedisplacement pump and the intake of said centrifugal pump whenever freshWater cooling is desired.

7. in an apparatus for supplying liquid coolant to the cooling system ofan internal combustion engine, the apparatus being utilizable for eitherfresh Water or raW Water cooling of the engine, a dual pump arrangementcomprising a centrifugal pump, a positive displacement pump, means fordriving said pumps, means defining a recirculatory flow path throughwhich the output of said centrifugal pump is normally circulated to coolsaid engine, thermostatic means responsive to the temperature of saidcoolant for diverting the output of said centrifugal pump from itsnormal recirculatory flow path Whenever the temperature of the coolantexceeds a predetermined temperature, means defining a passage normallyinterconnecting said positive displacement pump and said centrifugalpump to accommodate the supplying of raw Water to the centrifugal pumpWhenever said thermostatic means diverts the output of said centrifugalpump, and means for blocking said passage to completely isolate saidpositive displacement pump from said centrifugal pump Whenever freshWater cooling is desired.

8. In an apparatus for supplying raw Water to the cooling system of aninternal combustion engine, a dual 8 tain in suspension any sediment inthe raw water in said chamber.

9. in an apparatus for supplying raw water to the cooling system of aninternal combustion engine, a dual pump arrangement comprising acentrifugal pump, a

splacement pump, means for driving said pumps, means defining arecirculatory flow path through which raw Water from said centrifugalpump is normally circulated to cool said engine, thermostatic meansresponsive to the temperature or" said raw water for diverting theoutput of said positive displacement pump to exhaust when thetemperature of said Water exceeds a predetermined iperature, a pressurerelief valve establishing a predetermined minimum pressure at whichmake-up raw water is supplied by sai positive displacement pump, andmeans interconnecting the output of said positive displacement pump andthe intake of said centrifugal pump to supply to said intake make-upWater at said pressures.

it). Apparatus as defined in claim 1 further comprising means defining aheat exchange chamber connected in parallel with a portion or saidrecirculatory flow path, said thermostatic means comprising athermostatically rcspoi ive valve normally operable to direct coolantthrough said portion of said flow path and operable when the temperatureoi coolant flowing from said exhaust ranifolds exceeds a predeterminedtemperature to divert coolant from said portion of stud path to llowthrough said heat can ange chamber, said means for utilizing in outputof said pot tive displacement ump comprising a heat exchange coillocated Within said heat exchange chamber and hydraulically connected tothe outlet of said positive displacement pump.

ll. A marine engine cooling system. comprising a raw Water intake pump,defining a recirculatory fiow path ir luding a "tuber through whichWater is circulated to cool 5 he, a recirculating pump con nected insaid flow path Witn its intake in communication with said first chamberto pump Water through said recirculatory path, means for continuouslydriving both of said pumps, means defining an outlet chamber having afirst inlet port in communication with the outlet of said intake pumpand a second inlet port in communication with said first chamber,pressure responsive valve means at first inlet port for placing theoutlet 05 said intake pump in communication with said outlet chamberwhen the pressure at the outlet of said intake pump exceeds apredetermined pressure, thermostatically controlled valve means at saidsecond port for connecting said first chamher to said outlet chamberwhen the temperature of Water said recirculatory flow path exceeds apredetermined temperature, and means defining a passage cing the outletof said intake pump in constant free and open communication with saidfirst chamber.

1.69 Jasper l234l.08

l'ARL l. ALBRECHT, Examiner.

1. IN AN APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID COOLANT TO THE COOLING SYSTEM OFAN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, A DUAL PUMP ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING ACENTRIFUGAL PUMP, A POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAIDPUMPS, MEANS DEFINING A RECIRCULATORY FLOW PATH THROUGH WHICH THE OUTPUTOF SAID CENTRIFUGAL PUMP IS NORMALLY CIRCULATED TO COOL SAID ENGINE,SAID FLOW PATH SUCCESSIVELY INCLUDING THE ENGINE OIL COOLERS, ENGINGBLOCK, CYLINDER HEADS AND EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, THERMOSTATIC MEANS LOCATEDIN SAID FLOW PATH BETWEEN SAID MANIFOLDS AND THE INTAKE OF SAIDCENTRIFUGAL PUMP AND RESPONSIVE TO THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID COOLANTFLOWING FROM SAID EXHAUST MANIFOLDS FOR DIVERTING THE COOLANT FROM SAIDRECIRCULATORY FLOW PATH WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID COOLANT EXCEEDS APREDETERMINED TEMPERATURE, AND MEANS DIRECTLY RESPONSIVE TO THEDIVERSION OF COOLANT BY SAID THERMOSTATIC MEANS FOR UTILIZING THE OUTPUTOF SAID POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP TO COOL SAID COOLANT.